Good article. Not just another Vita doom article for the sake of writing doom articles, this piece has a look at the current FPS games out on the Vita, looks at what went right, what went wrong and what can be done better. I found it to be an interesting piece without parroting all the same negative Vita hyperbole we see so often now. And from IGN, no less.

As popular as first person shooters are though, I don't know if mobile devices really need them. As the author stated, we're still waiting for that good, first person shooter for mobile. So far we've had 20 years of handheld gaming without a really decent first person shooter to be had, but has that really held back mobile gaming as a whole?

I imagine the 3DS will probably never see a decent first person shooter, but do we really believe that will hold back the system? However, given the older demographics that the Vita is being targeted at, a decent first person shooter certainly couldn't hurt their fortunes. The PSP didn't need to rely on FPS games to sell 70-75 million units or whatever it's at now, but this isn't the same market for handhelds that it was even 5 years ago.

What do you guys think? Is a good first person shooter just what the Vita needs or do mobile gamers care about shooters? The Vita isn't lighting Japan on fire and they're huge mobile consumers, and they'll drive to the other side of their island to avoid first person shooter games but I think there's little doubt FPS games would catch the interest of US consumers.

Buble+ :D I think Kz mercenaries will flourish on the vita ( Hopefully they kill the touch knifing) and i hope that Nihilistic will never ever touch a vita game again. At first i thought BLOPS declassified was not so bad but after a playthrough of a couple of days i felt really hollow:S

@ bioshock game: Ken levine refuses to answer any question i think it is a dead promise from a guy who is just to arrogant. I think the multiplayer in bioshock 2 was their biggest mistake and i am so glad that they do not make the same mistake again.

I want a elder scrolls game on the vita > Like oblivion:D Or borderlands:D

I disagree: it is just a Vita doom article, for the sake of bashing the system, it's also the second one in two days on IGN with similar appearing everywhere this week

I think certain US media is in some kind of conspiracy against Sony

Right after Black Friday these "Vita is failing and needs saving" articles started showing up everywhere.

That is right after Sony did the killer Black Friday Vita sales, especially the $180 AC3L bundle with free PSASBR on Amazon.

I THINK PS VITA CAUGHT TRACTION after that because the system is now constantly in Amazon's top60 bestsellers in video games (and wasn't anywhere in top100 since launch), and the journos are trying to undercut it by spreading negative propaganda

I think it shows that there are plenty of people that do want one, but it's the price that's keeping them away. This is partly on Sony for not marketing it to make people see what it's worth, and possibly having that hidden memory card cost.

I think if numbers show that there is a lot more demand for it at a lower cost we could see a price cut coming. On the other hand, Sony likely has a long term plan for Vita, and there is a lot of evidence to support it will play a major roll with the PS4, so they may just keep it high for now. It all depends on what their goals are for the system.